Isaias, 76, came to power in 1993 and has since rules with an iron grip on the country. His People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) regime does not hold elections and drafts young men for ...

The current unelected president of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki, has been in power since 1991. The diabolical dictator has outmaneuvered and outlived his political adversaries in the Horn of Africa for ...

On March 23, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed admitted that neighboring Eritrean troops had entered the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia during a conflict that broke out in November 2020.

To dancing and cheers, Eritrea’s longtime president arrived in Ethiopia for his first visit in 22 years on Saturday amid a dramatic diplomatic thaw between the once-bitter rivals. “This is a historic ...

Isaias Afwerki once was hailed as Eritrea's independence hero. But over the past three decades, his policies have pushed the country into isolation, leading to two-thirds of the country living below ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Eritrea's president has blamed Washington for ongoing tensions between his country and neighboring Ethiopia, which have ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In this extract from Understanding Eritrea: Inside Africa's Most ...